UGA Extension agents, staff and trained volunteers keep local communities informed through county Extension offices. We offer reliable information and programs in the areas of agriculture, food, families, the environment, and 4-H youth development. Let us help you learn, grow, and do more!

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Georgia Master Gardener Program

The Georgia Master Gardener Program is a ten week horticultural course under the leadership of UGA Extension. Our mission is to train the best general horticulturists who can provide unbiased and up-to-date horticultural information to the community through volunteer service.

The Master Gardeners of Georgia are invaluable for their assistance to local County Extension Agents in helping meet the public demand for gardening information. Therefore, it is important that you have a flexible daytime schedule in order to meet our volunteer needs. The program requires 50 hours of volunteer service the first year, as approved by the Towns and Union County Extension Agents; and 25 hours per year thereafter.

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Related Information

What is Extension?
UGA Cooperative Extension is a collaboration between Georgia county governments, the USDA, and
the University of Georgia's colleges of
Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and
Family & Consumer Sciences.
The mission of UGA Cooperative Extension is to extend lifelong learning to the
people of Georgia through unbiased, research-based education in agriculture,
the environment, communities, youth and families.